By the Numbers/Amputee statistics
Tony Barr
Description
Collection
Title:
By the Numbers/Amputee statistics
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
1/14/2001
Text:
> USA Amputee Statistics:
> 1) more than 1.5 million Americans, of all ages and of both genders, have
> had amputations;
> 2) every year 156,000 individuals in the United States lose a limb;
> 3) each month 13,000 individuals lose a limb;
> 4) each week 2,996 individuals lose a limb;
> 5) each day 428 individuals lose a limb;
> 6) becoming an amputee is a lifetime condition, not just a temporary
> circumstance;
> 7) prosthetic care can range in cost from $8,000 to more than $70,000
> depending on the level of care and function of the patient;
> most insurance policies cover prosthetics with the stipulation of one
> prosthesis per patient for life;
> 8) the average prosthesis lasts between three and five years;
> 9) the general public is unaware of the plight of the amputee community;
> an increased awareness to the issues faced by the amputee community
> will also bring about increased awareness for further research
> 10) Only five (5) states provide any protection of O&P regulation in this
> country!
>
> Fl, Texas,Washington, Illinois, Ohio
>
>
> 1) more than 1.5 million Americans, of all ages and of both genders, have
> had amputations;
> 2) every year 156,000 individuals in the United States lose a limb;
> 3) each month 13,000 individuals lose a limb;
> 4) each week 2,996 individuals lose a limb;
> 5) each day 428 individuals lose a limb;
> 6) becoming an amputee is a lifetime condition, not just a temporary
> circumstance;
> 7) prosthetic care can range in cost from $8,000 to more than $70,000
> depending on the level of care and function of the patient;
> most insurance policies cover prosthetics with the stipulation of one
> prosthesis per patient for life;
> 8) the average prosthesis lasts between three and five years;
> 9) the general public is unaware of the plight of the amputee community;
> an increased awareness to the issues faced by the amputee community
> will also bring about increased awareness for further research
> 10) Only five (5) states provide any protection of O&P regulation in this
> country!
>
> Fl, Texas,Washington, Illinois, Ohio
>
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “By the Numbers/Amputee statistics,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215634.
